Vi KronobergsVävare
- home (Swedish)
- rackel weave, or three-treadle weave
- blanket brushing
- winding a warp with a warping glove
- In the bower (2005)
- Index with (some) translations
- Links
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How it began
(use "back" button to return here) - January
- February
- March
- May
- July
- August
- September
- Nov-Dec
Our website has moved to www.riksvav.se/kronobergsvav/
This site will be left here for the time being, but all updates will only be done at the new site.All the old pages are also moved, so welcome to www.riksvav.se/kronobergsvav/ where both our old and new adventures can be found!
- January: "Winter party in the ski-track"
- February: "Festival in February" (masquerade)
- March: "Easter party in the chicken run"
- May: "Party in the bower"
- July: "Picnic on the beach"
- August: "Garden party"
- September: "Twilight hour"
- november: "New Year celebration"
I have also added a translation of an article we wrote for the National guild magazine, "How it began", about, well, how the idea of our anniversary celebration evolved.
Now it is a new year, and who knows whether there will be activities worth translation...
Check this space occasionally!
A preview of the ski track...
Vi KronobergsVävare are a regional branch of Riksföreningen för Handvävning (Swedish national guild of weavers).
We are located in Kronoberg, Småland, in the south of Sweden. We have approximately 30 members.
During our 10 years we have done a few bigger projects:
The first was in 2002, when we made 10 room dividers. The story (in Swedish), with pictures, can be found here. (Use your borwser's "back" button to return here)
In 2004 we made a calendar. All the pages can be seen in bigger size if clicked.
2005 we had a summer exhibition, called "In the bower". (now in English)
A few other pages are translated to English:
- About rackel weave, or three-treadle weave.
- About blanket brushing: we went to a brushing service to see (and do) for ourselves.
- About a different method for winding a warp.
- About our summer exhibition, called "In the bower".
Other pages that should be understandable for those of you that do not read Swedish include:
Lisas vävar - we were given lots and lots of samples from our late member Lisa. One of us has analyzed a few of them - drafts are international... except ours have a sinking-shed tie-up. Tie all blank squares for a rising-shed loom. There are two drafts at this time - more will come...
Here is an interesting decorative weave. This fabric was traditionally mounted as the decorative side on a sheep-skin bed cover.